Regular Confession - Chappell, Arthur B.
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The practice of frequent confession of devotion, so much a part of the sprituality of the pre-Vatican II Church, has seemingly been relegated to the dust of the theological attic by priests, religious and laity alike. This study focuses on the theology of this particular sacramental practice in order to discover what (if any) possible meaning it can have for twenty-first century Roman Catholics. Rooted in the enduring insights of Thomas Aquinas and of the best of modern theologians, the book develops a new approach to the power of sacramental symbolism and applies this to regular confession.…mehr

Produktbeschreibung
The practice of frequent confession of devotion, so much a part of the sprituality of the pre-Vatican II Church, has seemingly been relegated to the dust of the theological attic by priests, religious and laity alike. This study focuses on the theology of this particular sacramental practice in order to discover what (if any) possible meaning it can have for twenty-first century Roman Catholics. Rooted in the enduring insights of Thomas Aquinas and of the best of modern theologians, the book develops a new approach to the power of sacramental symbolism and applies this to regular confession. The book does not give answers, but is designed to open up the true possibilities of the sacrament for deeper conversion and growth in the spiritual life.
Autorenporträt
The author: Arthur Chappell is an Augustinian Friar and priest and is presently Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Villanova University. A sociologist and theologian, he received his Doctorate in Spiritual Theology from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome (Italy). His expertise is in Sacramental and North American Spirituality. He has taught at St. Thomas University (Miami), Merrimack College (North Andover, M.A.), directed a large retreat house (Mount Augustine, Staten Island) and been Secretary-Treasurer of the Eastern Province of the Order of Saint Augustine. In the ancient eremital tradition of the Order, he spent a year as a hermit.